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The Relationship Between Advanced Placement and College Graduation

Abstract

"This report explores the relationship between college graduation rates and student participation and success in Advanced Placement (AP) courses and exams. Three approaches to examining the relationship are reviewed: (1) comparing the college graduation rates of AP and non-AP students; (2) comparing the college graduation rates of AP and non-AP students after controlling for students' demographics and prior achievement and the demographics of their high schools; and 3) examining the relationship between the percent of students from a given high school graduating from college, and the school's percent of students in Advanced Placement."